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during his childhood before he moved on to poetry and books as an adult. For his earlier works, Barrett "spent 10 years not finishing anything". One of the short stories that
Barrett did not finish was titled "Ontario". In between his college studies, Barrett was hired by
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of seven stories set in the fictional town of
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Barrett's first published short story, "Let's Go Kill
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at the age of four, Barrett spent his childhood in
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